Degrees of Comparison

     1.      Positif (sederajat)

è ...... + as + adjective + as + ...... (for 1, 2, or more than 2 syllables)

Ø  Glory is as clever as Ragil

Glory sama pintarnya dengan Ragil

Ø  Della is as beautiful as Winy

Della adalah gadis yang sama cantik dengan Winy

Ø  Winy is as small as Della

Winy sama kecilnya dengan Della

     2.      Comparative (lebih)

è ...... + adjective-er + than + ...... (for 1 or 2 syllables)

Ø  Fakhrul is taller than Bayu

Fakhrul lebih tinggi dari Bayu

(*) tall has 1 syllables

è ...... + more +adjective + than + ...... (for more than 2 syllables)

Ø  A white pen’s costs more exspensive than the black one

Harga bolpoin putih lebih mahal daripada bolpoin hitam satunya

(*) exspensive has 3 syllables {more than 2}

     3.      Superlative (paling)

è ...... + the + adjective-est + ...... (for 1 or 2 syllables)

Ø  Fakhrul is the tallest student in this class

Fakhrul adalah murid tertinggi di kelas ini

(*) tall has 1 syllables

è ...... + the +most + adjective + ...... (for more than 2 syllables)

Ø  The white pen’s costs is the most expensive pen’s costs in the shop

Harga pensil putih adalah harga bolpoin yang paling mahal di toko itu

(*) exspensive has 3 syllables {more than 2}